"There was no trace
Of aught on that illumined face . . . ."
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Phantom"

Hypnotic Specter

Flying
Whenever Hypnotic Specter deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.

"There was no trace
Of aught on that illumined face...."
—Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

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"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..."
—Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

Its victims are known by their eyes: shattered vessels leaking broken dreams.

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The ability triggers even if the Specter’s damage is being redirected to an opponent. It does not trigger if damage that would have been dealt to the opponent is redirected to a nonopponent player or a creature, or if the damage is prevented.